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Service In Almaty

HI ALL, WE ARE CURRENTLY IN ARALSK KAZAK MAKING OUR WAY TO ALMATY ON TWO KTM 640'S, WHERE WE WOULD LIKE TO DO AN OIL & FILTER CHANGE VALVE CLEARANCE ETC & WAS WANDERING IF ANY ONE KNEW WHERE TO GET SOME DESCENT ENGINE OIL & POSSIBLY SOME WHERE TO DO THE WORK, I.E GARAGE SPACE
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visit Marat in Almaty
GPS: 43*14’14.32”C 76*55’23.02”13
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Will Do Sambor, Thanks
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Hi Sambor, who or what is Marat? do they have an email address or contact number?
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They have motorbike club there.
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SilkOffRoad | Motorcycle tours, ATV tours and 4x4 tours in Central Asia. Contacts

they speak a little English, easy for understand for foreigners but maybe not for Britons

ride safe

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Thanks again sambor will check them out when we get there in a couple of days, i,m sure we'll manage with the translation
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If Marat steers you to the clubs mechanic Boris, then I suggest you ask Marat to take you to "Motors" club. I had some bad results with Boris, and better results with the Motors Club mechanics.

If I am too late with that advice, then double check as much as you can of what Boris has done.
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Cheers colebatch, service completed. the mechanic i met was called andrew a good guy helped me out no end. Now stuck in Sarkand my girlfriend has stomach problems, she's being treated but time is running out on the visa, i think we'll have to use a fair amount of bull.... when we get to the border. The joys of travel eh
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